The sun sets and we freeze for a good reason

I haven't mentioned this before...but it was the end of February when we took these pictures...just after a major snow storm and just before another (WHAT LUCK!)...needless to say...it was FREEZING out. I'm really glad the pictures don't show how cold we were because for most of them, I was shaking.

After taking pictures all through Downtown Placerville, we headed up to Sly Park Lake with Tyler and Christina for some snow shots. We got there just before the sun really went down, and they were able to capture some amazing colors...and more amazingly catch us not shaking.

Again, all photos by Mportraits.

After we were sufficiently frozen and losing more and more light, we headed back down the freeway for one final stop. Tyler and Christina had scouted all the locations the day prior and fell in love with the view of the sunset in one particular spot on a should of Highway 50. So we went! We made it a little later than anticipated, but we still got an amazing shot...

If you're thinking about doing an engagement shoot I highly recommend it. Your wedding day is going to be an extremely special day and you're going to get amazing photos...but you won't have the freedom in clothing and comfort to get shots like these all day long. There will be people that want to see you, there will be people that want to talk to you. An engagement shoot can help get all the photo criteria met that you won't have time to get to on your wedding day.

Another important aspect of the engagement shoot for me was...the dude is BEYOND camera shy. This helped him get comfortable with the cameras and the people taking the photos. He did amazing...as you can see. I couldn't be happier with these pictures, the dude in the pictures, and the fact that these are our photographers!

Are you or did you do an engagement shoot? What were your feelings about it afterward?